Orientation changes: http://developer.android.com/resources/articles/faster-screen-orientation-change.html
Also consider using onPause / onStop to handle the user leaving the activity, and consider using a service so it can run independently of the activity. -- Kostya 2011/6/29 Gustavo Vargas <xgvar...@gmail.com> > Ok, I know pointers don't exist in Java, but I was wondering if there > is a way to mimic its behavior or any other mechanism that let me keep > the reference to an object when my activity restart from a softkill. > > inside the onCreate of my activity I have something like that: > > work= new workThread(....); > > this class workThread is not really a thread but its contructor > instanciate a real thread, and everything works fine, till I change > the orientation or leave my app. > > the original workThread is still running in background all the time to > keep a socket opened. > > when I go back to the app the onCreate instanciate a whole new > workThread object and when it runs it throws an exception becouse the > socket is already opened. > > I know how to use the onSaveInstanceStatus and the Bundle at onCreate > to restore non View variables. But, as far I know, I only can do this > for basic types like int, String, etc. > > What I need to keep is the reference to the original "work" object > created on the very first onCreate. > > There is a way to do that? > > Thanks a lot for any help > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
